# NTSB Accident ERA14CA430
> **CESSNA 172M** · 2014-09-09 · Watertown, CT, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA14CA430
- **Event ID:** 20140909X30110
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-09-09
- **Location:** Watertown, CT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.618331, -73.083335
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N20469
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAWN
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to takeoff from a field which resulted in a collision with trees and the ground. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to correctly identify the destination airport and runway, which resulted in an off-airport landing in the field.

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